Canadian Inventors – Scholastic Canada Biographies

Scholastic Canada Biographies Read the true stories of five amazing Canadians whose inventions changed the world.

• Rejoice when Alexander Graham Bell hears the voice of his uncle, 13 kilometers away, through the telephone.
• Join James Naismith in the gym as he demonstrates how to play the first ever game of  “basketball”
• Ride with Joseph-Armand Bombardier as he guides his B-7 snowmobile down a wintry slope
• Celebrate as Rachel Zimmerman’s Blissymbol Printer helps people to share their thoughts.
• And give the thumbs-up to BlackBerry, Mike Lazaridis’s amazing communication device